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Game 50: Astros at Twins

First Pitch: 12:40 PMEyeballs: Twins.TVEardrums: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: The Crawfish Boxes Twins have got to host Houston in town,Any last hope has come crumbling down.Had a single moment where they may be on track,Longest of chances to get in the black.Yesterday a microcosm showing the year,Waiting out […]

Astros 2, Twins 1: Zebby solid, bats stone cold

Zebby Matthews got off to a shaky start tonight, with a Jeremy Pena single and Isaac Paredes 2-run homer. However, after that, he settled into things and was able to go 6 innings, scattering 5 hits and striking out 6 along the way. All he needed was the Twins lineup to give him a modicum […]

Game 49: Astros at Twins

First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Presented by Progressive, FOX9 KMSP, Gray Media Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: The Crawfish Boxes ICYMI: Royce Lewis was optioned to AAA and Ryan Jeffers was placed on the IL, with Orlando Arcia and Alex Jackson coming up to […]

Royce Lewis demoted, Ryan Jeffers to miss weeks, Justin Topa DFA’d

According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, the Twins have optioned 3B Royce Lewis to the minors, placed C Ryan Jeffers on the IL with a broken hamate bone, and selected the contract of veterans IF Orlando Arcia and C Alex Jackson. To make space on the 40-man roster, reliever Justin Topa was designated for […]

Twins 6, Astros 3: Two hours later…

It was a stormy night in Minneapolis and no one from Cory Provus to the players on the field thought this game was going to go a full nine innings. The field was a mess, Astros shorstop Jeremy Peña turned the field into his personal slip-n-slide, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, was […]

Game 48: Astros at Twins

After fracturing his ankle in batting practice, Carlos Correa does not make his big return, but he’ll be felt in spirit. We’ll have to settle for Christian Vazquez instead. Today was originally Simeon Woods Richardson’s turn through the rotation, but after a disastrous start to the season, manager Derek Shelton will go with rookie Kendry […]

Twins 5, Brewers 4: Just another bullpen Sunday

Two weeks ago, Minnesota Twins RP Andrew Morris gave an inspired performance out of the bullpen in relief of an injured Joe Ryan. One week ago, a bullpen game brought home a victory. For a third consecutive Sunday, the Twins ‘pen turned in an inspired performance to salvage the final game with the Milwaukee Brewers. […]

Game 47: Brewers at Twins

First Chuck: 1:10 PM CDT (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Brew Crew Ball This coming week, film fans will be treated to the first Star Wars movie—The Mandalorian & Grogu—on the big screen since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. After three seasons on Disney+, […]

Brewers 2, Twins 1: Prielipp Service

The Twins got a career-best start from Connor Prielipp, who struck out eight Brewers and held them to three hits in a six-inning start, but could only prop up a single run despite outhitting the visiting Milwaukee victors. After squandering a second-inning opportunity with two men in scoring position and nobody out — then a […]

Game 46: Brewers at Twins

First Pitch: 6:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy The Twins aren’t actually THAT far below .500, but when a Friday night home game feels like a road trip, “core” players are being optioned to Triple-A, and the Chicago White Sox are above you in the standings, it’s hard not […]

Brewers 3, Twins 2: Guess what happened, guess which team blew a late lead

A rookie pitcher making his second MLB start mostly stymied the Twins’ offense, and when this team gets into a bullpen battle, they’d lose to the Bad News Bears. Inning-by-inning notes: 1: We begin a sparsely-attended game with a Jackson Chourio double; he scores on a William Contreras single. Three hits for Milwaukee in the […]

Game 45: Brewers at Twins

Time: 6:10 Central Weather: Sunny and mellow, 83° Opponent’s SB site: Brew Crew Ball TV: Twins TV. Radio: Bob Uecker’s still one of the best, RIP The Brewers starting pitcher will be Coleman Crow, no relation to Aloha director Cameron Crowe. I know bubkis about Crow, who will be making his second MLB start (his […]

Is Ryan Jeffers the second-best catcher in Twins history?

One of the bright spots of the Minnesota Twins’ shaky start to the 2026 season has been the play of Ryan Jeffers. Whether offensively (.542 SLG, .948 OPS) or in his wizardry of the new ABS challenge system, Jeffers is perhaps the most reliable offensive contributor not hailing from Baxley, GA. If one were building […]

Twins 9, Marlins 1: Zoned-in Zebby zeros zombie (z)Miami

Another Thursday of Blog Lord game coverage, another coveted reverse jinx. I fixed Kody Clemens a couple weeks ago, and now hopefully the same can be said for Zebby Matthews after he delivered the best start of his career.  This Miami lineup is sneakily talented, but you wouldn’t know it if you only watched this […]

Game 44: Marlins at Twins

First Pitch (CT): 12:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Fish on First The Twins go for the series victory and first series win vs an NL team in 2026. Zebby Matthews was recalled today to make the start, his first of the season, while the Twins’ lineup will see lefty […]

Marlins 9, Twins 5: Buck trucks twice, Sim gets pummeled

We’ve been going down, going down, going down,So many faces are to blame,And we knew that we’d, knew that we’d, knew that we’d probably suck.Starting Simeon, Simeon, Simeon,Hasn’t yet won a single game,And we knew that we’re, knew that we’re, knew that we’re out of luck. I know the pen is lousy, unpaid regret,The guys […]

Game 43: Marlins at Twins

First Pitch: 6:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Fish On First Oh boy: You said they were as good as any team in hockey,Should be seeded higher, but their path is rocky:They beat up on the Stars, the team that placed in second,But now they’ve got the […]

Twins 3, Marlins 0: Ober tosses a 2-hit Maddux

I don’t even know what to say about this game. We just witnessed Bailey Ober, 88 MPH fastball and all, toss an 89 pitch complete game shutout. He did it using mostly changeups and fastballs, picking up 4 strikeouts and a 43% whiff percentage with the changeup. The only blemishes on his day were singles […]

Game 42: Marlins at Twins

First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App Know thine enemy: Fish On First The Twins, after a big, if surprising, series win in Cleveland, look to carry that momentum home as they face the Marlins. Eury Pérez gets the start for Miami, and they’re hoping […]

Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Average Baseball” Edition

The Twins had a 3-3 week, dropping two to the Nats, taking two from the Guardians, and currently sit last in the AL Central with an 18-23 record. First, the good news: after a slow start to the season, Byron Buxton is back to being a menace at the plate. Since April 13, Buxton has […]

Twins 5, Guardians 4: World’s worst bullpen wins bullpen game

Before any game action today, a quick shoutout to all the Moms out there this 2026 Mother’s Day! I just returned from a trip with my mom to see the Twins in Washington, D.C.! I calculated that she has now seen 10 baseball stadiums (one I’ll never get to—Metropolitan Stadium). It probably helps to have […]

Game 41: Twins at Guardians

First Chuck: 12:40 PM CDT (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Covering The Corner If everything has gone to plan, I will have arrived back in Minneapolis last night from my Washington, D.C. jaunt. I’m sure I’ll have some pics/stories in a later post, but […]

Twins 2, Guardians 1 – F/11: Genuinely How

The Twins had two hits in eleven innings and won a baseball game at Progressive Field. Sure, man. Good team or no good team, the Buck Truck keeps rolling, as evidenced by Byron’s leadoff blast to left field in a rain-delayed Saturday night game against the Cleveland Guardians. Buxton’s bomb, his 13th of the year, […]

Game 40: Twins at Guardians

First Pitch: 1:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy Forty games of baseball is probably “enough” games of baseball to feel like you have a sense of the team you’re watching. After 40 games, my sense is roughly the same as it was after 34 games, when I remarked that […]